"That's right."
Jiang Pingyang admitted without hesitation.
Xue Xue raised her willow-like eyebrows, and her pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes made her even more fierce. "Why?"
"I used that money to buy out the relationship with the mother and son."
Hearing this, Xue Xue was startled.
Although she thought about this possibility the first time she received the message, she quickly denied it.
Jiang Pingyang is a very sentimental person.
Although most of the time he seems to maintain the right distance with everyone, not being rude but not too intimate, but as long as he puts it in his heart, Jiang Pingyang will remember it, even if the other party may not be worth it at all.
Because of this, although he is eager to gain feelings, he is more inclined to deal with interpersonal relationships with an indifferent attitude.
But family is definitely an exception.
Even if Jiang Huaide almost put his mind on research, even if Ding Rou and Jiang Anyang hated him, to Jiang Pingyang, these people were still family members, family members who held a pivotal position in his heart.
It was only after a thorough investigation of Ding Rou and Jiang Anyang's information that Xue Xue knew that Jiang Pingyang's help was also involved in Jiang Anyang's exchange student qualification to obtain a full scholarship with an upper-average grade.
For such a man, Xue Xue thought it would be a daunting challenge for him to take the initiative to cut off his ties with Ding Rou and Jiang Anyang.
So she began to plan it long ago.
In Xue Xue's opinion, one of the necessary conditions for fulfilling the requirements of the client is to drive the uncertainty of Ding Rou and Jiang Anyang away from life, and it must be thorough.
Otherwise, if they were given a chance to turn over one day, the mother-son pair would definitely continue to riot.
Xue Xue thought that this was something that needed to be discussed in the long run. She was also mentally prepared. She did not relax because she succeeded in letting Xue Wangui see Ding Rou's true face and kicking Jiang Anyang out of the company. She didn't expect Jiang Pingyang to tell her that he has taken the initiative to cut off this line of kinship.
It is impossible to say that Xue Xue is not surprised.
After all, before she came to Jiang Pingyang to ask for the answer, she was ready to explain to the man why she wanted to drive Ding Rou and Jiang Anyang out of the Xue family without showing any mercy.
"I know you think it's unbelievable. In fact, even I think it's unbelievable." Jiang Pingyang smiled bitterly. "Actually I didn't make up my mind that day to come up with the document with the check."
The document with the check?
Xue Xue thought of the kraft paper bag that Jiang Pingyang finally handed over to Ding Rou.
Could it be…
"Yes, it was the day in Haihu Park."
"I wasn't sure what I was thinking until I stepped through the door of the restaurant."
"But after talking to her… After talking with Ding Rou, I knew, even if it is not that day, I will hand over the kraft paper bag someday in the future."
"Since this is the case, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble and… harm."
When he said these words, he stared at Xue Xue's eyes very intently, so Xue Xue didn't miss the slight change on the man's face.
She could see that this decision was not easy for Jiang Pingyang, but Jiang Pingyang was such a man. Maybe he would hesitate and feel uneasy in the process, but as long as he made a choice, he would stick to it without regret.
It's like giving up his lofty position in a well-known foreign research laboratory and returning to China to join the new team of parallel universe. It's like agreeing to Xue Xue's pursuit, and it's like cutting off relations with Ding Rou.
And Xue Xue quickly came to understand what Jiang Pingyang meant by "trouble" and "harm".
He didn't want Ding Rou and Jiang Anyang to use the past to harass him.
At the moment, Xue Xue's heart was full of sour and astringent taste, but what was brewing was a sweet feeling.
"Jiang Pingyang…"
"That's all I can do." Seeing Xue Xue's ups and downs, Jiang Pingyang puts his arm around her. "Xue Xue, in my heart, you are the most important."
Jiang Pingyang's big palm stroked Xue Xue's back.
Thank you for loving me, thank you for making me believe that I can be loved, not abandoned, forgotten, and left in place to wait.
In the end, Jiang Pingyang did not say these words, but he believed that Xue Xue would understand.
Compared with his pale words, Jiang Pingyang is more willing to use his whole life to prove his commitment.
"Hmm."
It was not easy to calm down the surging in his heart. To Xue Xue's surprise, Jiang Pingyang suddenly knelt down before his eyes.
She almost guessed what the man was going to do, but when Jiang Pingyang took out the square box tightly wrapped in red velvet from his pocket and opened it with the other hand, she still couldn't help exclaiming.
A dazzling, neatly cut heart-shaped diamond ring lay quietly in the center.
It was not the biggest diamond Xue Xue had ever seen, but it had the most beautiful and touching shape.
She covered her mouth, and vaguely felt tears pouring out of her eyes.
"This…"
"I want to propose to you, Xue Xue."
The man knelt down on one knee with a back straight.
"Are you willing to give me a chance? A chance for me to accompany you all your life and give you happiness."
"I know that maybe I haven't done my best yet, but I will do my best to present the best of me to you for the rest of my life."
"As long as you are willing to give me a chance, Xue Xue."
Jiang Pingyang said, and took out the ring.
In the man's hand, a faint rose-pink halo seemed to flow from the originally pure and flawless color.
"In the past, although I seemed successful, bright, and had an enviable background, my heart was filled with insecurity and inferiority, especially in the face of feelings."
"No one taught me to love, and even my parents gave me a feeling that… maybe I don't deserve to be loved."
"Until I meet you, Xue Xue."
Jiang Pingyang's voice was steady and deep, but Xue Xue recognized that the dark tide was surging under the calm surface, and there was a little bit of inaudible trembling.
"From the first time I met you, life seems to have changed."
"I don't know how to describe this wonderful feeling, but… Xue Xue, it's you who made me feel what is love, and it's you too who let me know how to love." Jiang Pingyang paused and took Xue Xue's hand. "It's a lie to say that I don't care about the past."
Xue Xue's body stiffened when she heard Jiang Pingyang say this.
But Jiang Pingyang's next action miraculously smoothed out the fear that had been hidden in this body for a long time and finally emerged from the cocoon.
He kissed Xue Xue's arm.
The thin lips with a fiery fire, melting the cold ice.
"But I don't think about the past anymore, Xue Xue, as I have always told you, I only think about the present and the future."
"Your present, and our future."